Exhaust: sound difference between axle-back and cat-back Borla?
Shelby GT500 Member
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Trust me - I have thought about it. As much as I want to get upgrades done quickly once the car is here, I am trying to think things thru and not get ahead of myself. I really like the quad-tip 2013+ GT500 look and they sound great too - so that is at the top of my list. If I "need" the car to sound meaner I could always add the Boss side-exit h-pipe later.
An MGW shifter is at the top of my mod list as well.
I'm also really thinking about suspension upgrades, but since I'm starting with the Track Pack already I figure I should drive the car for a while before I pull the trigger on Koni Sports and Steeda Sport springs.
Tunes and FI will be more of an option down the road once my warranty is near it's end.
An MGW shifter is at the top of my mod list as well.
I'm also really thinking about suspension upgrades, but since I'm starting with the Track Pack already I figure I should drive the car for a while before I pull the trigger on Koni Sports and Steeda Sport springs.
Tunes and FI will be more of an option down the road once my warranty is near it's end.
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Originally Posted by FromZto5
I'm sorry...but I highly disagree. I had the GT500s for a year, and listened to many resonator-less setups both vids and in person. I "almost" went this route, but got the Borla S instead. And I'm glad I did, because the Borla S is hands down the best sounding mustang exhaust ever. Period. Couple that with exceptional quality and Borla research and customer service, it's game set match.
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I Have No Life
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You do mean borla x pipes and borla over the axle pipes right? The full borla s cat back system? I'm thinking about getting it versus the boss quads...
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My Borla X-pipe is cracked all along the weld at the 'X'. Borla said they will send a new one but I need my original invoice. Of course that's the one thing I can't find in my folder of car stuff, when tho I have every invoice for every bolt. Aaand the vendor I bought them from hasn't answered my email in 4 days. GRRRRRR
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My Borla X-pipe is cracked all along the weld at the 'X'. Borla said they will send a new one but I need my original invoice. Of course that's the one thing I can't find in my folder of car stuff, when tho I have every invoice for every bolt. Aaand the vendor I bought them from hasn't answered my email in 4 days. GRRRRRR
Do you have a vid of your full cat back system with good sound, please?
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I never took any videos unfortunately. I had one but it came out so distorted.
If the X didn't have those supporting brackets in front/behind the X, it probably would've split right apart. I also was never a fan of that style X-pipe (2 pieces of pipe cut open and welded together). To me, it looked hacked, but I had faith in Borla's R&D. It sounded great, however, I always preferred the design like Bassani's X pipe, which is about to go on.
IMO, I've heard the sound of the boss, in videos, and it seems to distort the way the mufflers sound. Adds too much "open pipe' sound.
Now just to get my invoice and get a new one.
If the X didn't have those supporting brackets in front/behind the X, it probably would've split right apart. I also was never a fan of that style X-pipe (2 pieces of pipe cut open and welded together). To me, it looked hacked, but I had faith in Borla's R&D. It sounded great, however, I always preferred the design like Bassani's X pipe, which is about to go on.
IMO, I've heard the sound of the boss, in videos, and it seems to distort the way the mufflers sound. Adds too much "open pipe' sound.
Now just to get my invoice and get a new one.
Last edited by 2012GTCS; Mar 7, 2013 at 11:15 AM.
Shelby GT350 Member
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I wouldn't think too much about it, unless you've heard other similar experiences. There's always going to be a some faulty ones, and it sucks when you are the one that gets it but it's seems that Borla is willing to send him a new one.
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